Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Teesdale & Weardale (showing part of the Pennine Way). Edition A3; Publication date December 2011 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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The northern part of the Pennines including Teesdale & Weardale on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map OL31, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. Coverage include Barnard Castle, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Stanhope, Blagill, Gilderdale Forest, Milburn Forest, Hamsterley Forest, Middleton Common, the peaks of Three Pikes & Cross Fell, a section of the Pennine Way National Trail, Isaac’s Tea Trail, etc. MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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The northern part of the Pennines including Teesdale & Weardale on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map OL31, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series. Coverage include Barnard Castle, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Stanhope, Blagill, Gilderdale Forest, Milburn Forest, Hamsterley Forest, Middleton Common, the peaks of Three Pikes & Cross Fell, a section of the Pennine Way National Trail, Isaac’s Tea Trail, etc.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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North Perivale & South Sudbury in 1935 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the northern part of Perivale & southern part of Sudbury, with smaller portions of west Wembley & west Alperton also included. Coverage stretches from Elton Avenue eastward to Thurlby Road & from Sudbury Town station southward to Perimeade Road. Features include Paddington Branch canal, short stretch of GWR railway with Perivale Halt station, Piccadilly Line with Sudbury Town station, Rexoleum factory, One Tree Hill, Horsenden Hill, Perivale Wood, Wallpaper Manufactory, Brabsden Green, Horsenden Farm etc. On the reverse are street directory entries for Ashness Gardens, Bridgewater Road, Danethorpe Road, Norton Road & Scarle Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

A series of maps, following the trail of the most beautiful cycling routes across Poland at 1:100, 000 scale, include:
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The Western Hemisphere in the third quarter of the 19th century on a cloth-backed reproduction of a map drawn by the Stanford’s Geographical Establishment & “published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature & Education Appointed by The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge & of the National Society”. Individual countries are presented in gentle pastel hues typical of h&-coloured maps, with their borders outlined in stronger colours. The publication date of 1877 gives us the Americas more or less as we know them now but Antarctica with only a handful of coastal places named & believed to be flat as a pancake. Hachures are used to show the mountain ranges & many other features of contemporary cartography are included: ocean currents & trade winds, surrounding frames showing the tropical zones & the position of the sun, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 10° intervals. Additional panels on this map of the Western Hemisphere give examples of six different map projections. Each individual map in this cloth-backed version is sold folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper – no two cases are identical.PLEASE NOTE: a wall map version of this title is available as part of the “ Stanfords Classics Collection of Historical Reproductions”. To see the full list of other titles in this series from the Old Folding Maps please click on the series link. ...

Produced as part of the art publisher Thames & Hudson’s New Horizon series, North Pole, South Pole
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North Queensferry in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the village of North Queensferry at the Fife end of the Forth Bridge. Features include part of the Forth Bridge itself, NBR North Queensferry Branch with Railway Pier, Ferry Barns, Town Pier, Coastguard station, Beamer isl&, St Margarets, etc. A 1918 trade directory of Inverkeithing (including North Queensferry) is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Touring map of the northern half of Queensl&, with enlargements of popular areas, street plans, lists of facilities, etc. The main map extends south to well beyond the Flinders Highway between Townsville & Mount Isa, including Mackay on the coast. The map shows the road network, including minor roads & unsurfaced tracks, plus railways & local airfields/aerodromes. Designated Tourist Routes are highlighted & symbols mark places of interest (many annotated with brief description), historical sites, tourist resorts, youth hostels, etc. Topography is indicated by names of mountain ranges & peaks, as well as by numerous rivers & creeks. National parks & aboriginal lands are highlighted. Along the eastern coast the map shows numerous coral reefs & islands of the Great Barrier Reef. Latitude/longitude grid is drawn at intervals of 1 ...

Northern Queensl&, including the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park, on an indexed road map from Hema with recommendations for 14 tourist drives, enlargements of the Whitsunday Coast & the Townsville
- Cairns
- Cooktown coast, plus extensive tourist information. The main map presents at 1:1, 750, 000 Queensland northwards of Mackay & the Flinders Highway linking Townsville & Mount Isa. Topography is shown by relief shading with names of mountain ranges & selected peaks. National or state parks, reserves & forests are prominently highlighted. Within the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park numerous coral reef are also named. Symbols indicate campsites & caravan parks, rest areas with overnight accommodation, 24hour fuel supplies, information centres, wineries & other places of interest, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1º intervals. The map has an index of localities & of points of interest. Enlargements show in greater detail the Whitsunday Coast between Mackay & Bowen (1:700, 000) & the coast from Townsville northwards across Cairns to Cooktown (1:550, 000). Another panel presents the Townsville to Cooktown coast & inland to Georgetown highlighting 14 recommended tourist drives. The map also

Includes:: a table of facilities in the local national parks, extensive descriptions of the best sights & routes, plus contact details for tourist information centres. To see the list of titles in Hema’s series of regional maps of Australia please click on the series link.



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